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last year, there were around 3,200 reported sexual assaults, but even the pentagon admits that very few incidents are actually reported, so they put the number at around 19,000. only around 2% of the reported cases end in conviction. well, now a documentary is coming to a theater near you that documents the stories and the effects. it's called "the invisible war." it was the audience pick at the sundance film festival. here's a quick look. >> it is the marine corps's showcase ceremonial unit. it handles presidents and dignitaries. security at the white house, the silent drill team. >> after my deployment to "operation iraqi freedom" in 2008-2009, my commanding officer recommended me for the marine barracks washington. i was excited. it was the tip of the sphere as far as the marine corps is concerned. >> she would stay at work late and then she would drive home and she'd call me and she'd be on some kind of little high and she'd talk about how she loved her job. she was this sweet person who was trying really hard. >> joining me now from washington is former marine officer arianna clay,
last year, there were around 3,200 reported sexual assaults, but even the pentagon admits that very few incidents are actually reported, so they put the number at around 19,000. only around 2% of the reported cases end in conviction. well, now a documentary is coming to a theater near you that documents the stories and the effects. it's called "the invisible war." it was the audience pick at the sundance film festival. here's a quick look. >> it is the marine corps's showcase...
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the pentagon has opened up a small number of jobs recently, but when you look at the context of 238,000 position closed, including entire career fields, and some training schools that don't allow women in, it's a disservice to say to somebody coming back with a purple heart who has been injured in combat in the service of our country, to say we're not going to officially recognize that you were doing combat duty and that women have the capacity to compete for these positions. >> briefly, in the time we have left, has the court taken the case? do you have standing? what is the next course legally? >> yes. so the complaint was filed last week and it is now in federal district court and i think the question for the pentagon is, whether this is a policy that you come in and try to defend at this point after ten years of women doing these jobs. >> we will follow this closely. please do come back. thank you very much, captain bo dell and arianna mcdowell. >> coming up chemical weapons in syria and israel, a lot going on in the middle east. we'll cover it with jane harman. the royal baby on bo
the pentagon has opened up a small number of jobs recently, but when you look at the context of 238,000 position closed, including entire career fields, and some training schools that don't allow women in, it's a disservice to say to somebody coming back with a purple heart who has been injured in combat in the service of our country, to say we're not going to officially recognize that you were doing combat duty and that women have the capacity to compete for these positions. >> briefly,...
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now the pentagon plans to celebrate gay pride. ♪ ( whirring and crackling sounds ) man: assembly lines that fix themselves. the most innovative companies are doing things they never could before, by building on the cisco intelligent network. what ? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it ? hello ? hello ?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello ? ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. challenge that. olay smooth finish facial hair removal duo. first a gentle balm then the removal cream. effective together with less irritation and as gentle as a feather. olay hair removal duo. and[ car door closing ]her. [ male announcer ] time tot! check your air conditioning? come to meineke now and get a free ac system check. meineke. we have the coolest customers. >>> so this topic really got us going, a topic for you to chew on tonight at the dinner table. god, does he exist? more and more young people doubt he does. or she, as well. a new survey asks the question, i never doubt the exist
now the pentagon plans to celebrate gay pride. ♪ ( whirring and crackling sounds ) man: assembly lines that fix themselves. the most innovative companies are doing things they never could before, by building on the cisco intelligent network. what ? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it ? hello ? hello ?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello ? ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. challenge that. olay smooth finish facial hair removal...
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we've screened at the pentagon -- >> what kind of men are they? >> they're strong, 94-year-old warriors is what they are. >> disciplined. >> disciplined and so charismatic still. roscoe brown, he was here. we've been with him, the doctor, all day today. he shakes your hand you're like, oh, ease up, brother, ease up. >> lee archer. >> not with us any longer. >> they didn't go into school thinking i'm going to become a pilot. they went to school to become doctors or lawyers. they just happened to for the same of contributing to the country decided to become pilots and happened to be marvelously brilliant at it. >> let look at a clip from this remarkable film. >> we count our victories by the bombers we get to their targets, by the husbands we return to their wives, by the fathers we get back to their children. what has not changed, what will never change from the last plane to the last bullet to the last minute to the last man we fight, we fight. >> yes, sir! >> i hope everyone goes to watch this. i think it's important they do. does it shock you th
we've screened at the pentagon -- >> what kind of men are they? >> they're strong, 94-year-old warriors is what they are. >> disciplined. >> disciplined and so charismatic still. roscoe brown, he was here. we've been with him, the doctor, all day today. he shakes your hand you're like, oh, ease up, brother, ease up. >> lee archer. >> not with us any longer. >> they didn't go into school thinking i'm going to become a pilot. they went to school to become...
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cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr is in north africa. >> reporter: defense secretary leon panetta made it clear on this trip to north africa and the middle east he is not stepping into presidential politics, telling reporters he won't talk about romney's views on the possibility of israel attacking iran. panetta, of course, has an opinion. >> i'm not going to comment on what political candidates say or don't say. with regards to where israel is right now, my view is that they have not made any decisions with regards to iran. >> panetta now believes israel is less likely to bomb iranian nuclear sides in the near future. he will again reassure israelis on this trip that the u.s. is doing everything it can on the diplomatic front. panetta also made it clear that the u.s.-israeli partnership also means no options are off the table. >> my goal, frankly, is to strengthen that partnership so that we can be fully prepared to deal with any contingency that may happen. >> reporter: but over shadows the secretary's entire trip, urgent worries about the security of syria's chemical weapons. p
cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr is in north africa. >> reporter: defense secretary leon panetta made it clear on this trip to north africa and the middle east he is not stepping into presidential politics, telling reporters he won't talk about romney's views on the possibility of israel attacking iran. panetta, of course, has an opinion. >> i'm not going to comment on what political candidates say or don't say. with regards to where israel is right now, my view is that they...
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saw was the pentagon family, those on american 77 and many people from the pentagon will gather in two hours out in the central courtyard for another ceremony to commemorate what happened here. but here at pentagon for the military, there is a lot of emphasis on the troops, 77,000 american forces still fighting in afghanistan every day, still on the front line, the wounded, the killed in action, coming home to their towns and communities across the country. the emphasis here is on remembering those troops, remembering their sacrifice and their call to duty, even while we remember what happened here 11 years ago. the war in afghanistan, whatever the politicians want to say about it, it is still a case where many americans are out there risking it all. suzanne? >> thank you, barbara. dana, want to bring you in, you were there 11 years ago, right where you are. take us back to that day what you remember and how we have not seen the kind of bipartisanship that we saw since that time. >> reporter: well, let's start there, suzanne. moments ago, there was a remembrance ceremony with the leade
saw was the pentagon family, those on american 77 and many people from the pentagon will gather in two hours out in the central courtyard for another ceremony to commemorate what happened here. but here at pentagon for the military, there is a lot of emphasis on the troops, 77,000 american forces still fighting in afghanistan every day, still on the front line, the wounded, the killed in action, coming home to their towns and communities across the country. the emphasis here is on remembering...
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but the pentagon is looking into geller's allegations. caldwell eventually did request a dod investigation into the hospital. but that began after the 2010 elections. a senior pentagon official tells cnn there's no indication the white house knew about any of this, and that conditions ats the hospital are better. they are even inviting tv cameras in. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> all right, barbara, thank you very much. >>> want to get you up to speed. a hollywood legend died today. ernest borgnine, appeared in his first movie more than 60 years ago and won an acacademy award for "marty." he was still working into his 0 90s doing voiceover work for spongebob squarepants. >>> the weather was still deadly last night in the small town in missouri of cuba. a woman riding out the storm in her car foo in a food star parking lot died when debris crashed through her car and into his chest. >>> six u.s. troops were killed today when a roadside bomb blew up in the eastern part of the country. their national its initially were withheld but a
but the pentagon is looking into geller's allegations. caldwell eventually did request a dod investigation into the hospital. but that began after the 2010 elections. a senior pentagon official tells cnn there's no indication the white house knew about any of this, and that conditions ats the hospital are better. they are even inviting tv cameras in. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> all right, barbara, thank you very much. >>> want to get you up to speed. a hollywood legend...
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the pentagon says the information was made public because the american people should know it will do whatever is necessary to defend this country against anyone who threatens it. >>> in syria, the head of the u.n. monitoring mission says it is suspending all activities there due to escalating violence. >> in this high-risk situation, we are suspending its operations. u.n. observers will not be conducting patrols and will stay in the locations until further notice. operations will resume when we see the situation fit for us to carry out our mandated activities. >> meanwhile, cnn has learned the u.s. is tracking a russian military cargo ship heading to syria. the vessel is carrying weapons and ammunition and a small number of russian troops. u.s. intelligence officials believe russia is sending the ship to its naval base in syria possibly to help fortify it. >>> the future of pivotal u.s. ally egypt is at stake this weekend. millions of egyptians are picking a new president, but some say there's really no choice at all. on the ballot, an islamic candidate and the former right-hand man
the pentagon says the information was made public because the american people should know it will do whatever is necessary to defend this country against anyone who threatens it. >>> in syria, the head of the u.n. monitoring mission says it is suspending all activities there due to escalating violence. >> in this high-risk situation, we are suspending its operations. u.n. observers will not be conducting patrols and will stay in the locations until further notice. operations will...
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so far we have confirmation from the pentagon, the u.s. government saying this was a failed launch, confirmation from the japanese government saying they also believe that this was a failed launch. and as we know, they were trying to avoid flying over any land, in part because that created so many problems. if i can get victor cha back right now. victor, i want to ask one thing. there was so much talk about the idea people might shoot it down if it came over their area. first of all, that's an incredibly difficult thing to do. it sounds easy, very, very hard to do. but secondly, i cannot help but think that even if this didn't work, north korea may very well say that's what happened, they shot it down. >> yeah, they may say something like that. i think you've put your finger, tom, on a very important point as we look forward, and that is that as this is reported on cnn as failing, this is a tremendous embarrassment for the regime. i mean this was supposed to be the crowning achievement as they core nate this new younger leader on the 100th
so far we have confirmation from the pentagon, the u.s. government saying this was a failed launch, confirmation from the japanese government saying they also believe that this was a failed launch. and as we know, they were trying to avoid flying over any land, in part because that created so many problems. if i can get victor cha back right now. victor, i want to ask one thing. there was so much talk about the idea people might shoot it down if it came over their area. first of all, that's an...
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mic, you were at the pentagon that day. none of us will ever forget it nor your reporting in real time. think back to 11 years ago today what you saw, what youe witnessd and what you felt? >> i was on the air with katie couric for the "today" show reporting on the early investigation into who they thought was responsible, al qaeda, obviously, for the attacks in new york and i had just thrown it back to katie, when boom, i heard it, felt it, and within a matter of minutes, realized what it was and, of course, it was all history after that. but one of the things about today's ceremony, very somber, very low key. president obama stressed that, in fact, osama bin laden is now dead, all american troops, combat troops r out of iraq, and most -- combat troops anyway will be out of afghanistan by the end of 2014. in fact, a pentagon sources tell us that within a matter of weeks they should be drawn back down to that 68,000 level which it was thought would not be reached until some time in october. one thing about the people here in
mic, you were at the pentagon that day. none of us will ever forget it nor your reporting in real time. think back to 11 years ago today what you saw, what youe witnessd and what you felt? >> i was on the air with katie couric for the "today" show reporting on the early investigation into who they thought was responsible, al qaeda, obviously, for the attacks in new york and i had just thrown it back to katie, when boom, i heard it, felt it, and within a matter of minutes,...
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our pentagon correspondent barbara starr is working this part of the story for us. what are you picking up, barbara? >> we have all heard an awful lot this week about al qaeda in yemen, but now we are really learning about how strong they may be. a senior u.s. official tells cnn that communications intercepts and reports from spies on the ground in yemen over the last several months had indicated a growing effort by al qaeda in the arabian peninsula or in a qap to attack the united states. it's all coming from what is described as the military wing of aqap which according to one source is, quote, a whole outfit designated to target the u.s. this deadly al qaeda wing includes multiple bomb makers and willing suicide bombers. one source telling cnn they are now working on several types of bombs that can be hidden in clothes, cameras and even inside animals. >> the talent of the organization is getting better. that is, they're much more capable of carrying out attacks. >> the obama administration says it's working closely with the yemenis. >> we are working very closel
our pentagon correspondent barbara starr is working this part of the story for us. what are you picking up, barbara? >> we have all heard an awful lot this week about al qaeda in yemen, but now we are really learning about how strong they may be. a senior u.s. official tells cnn that communications intercepts and reports from spies on the ground in yemen over the last several months had indicated a growing effort by al qaeda in the arabian peninsula or in a qap to attack the united...
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let's get chris lawrence in here from the pentagon. and chris, this so-called green on blue is more and more regular in more ways and worrying. what do you know about the shooting today? >> well, michael, the three troops killed are all parts of a special operations mission to try to bring some stability to that village there in helmand province. we are also told that they were going there to meet with their local contacts, and that the, that is where they were shot and killed. now, the taliban is claiming that this wshan afg mily official, a policeman who trn on his american allies and lured them in to have dinner, and then killed them. right now sh, the military is sl looking for the gunman, and he is still out there somewhere. >> you know, the one thing with these events as they take place, and be it against american soldiers or isaf in general, the roads are a crucial thing and that is the trust built up between the afghans and the trainers and comrades in arms and it is very damaging, isn't it? >> extremely. even the commander in
let's get chris lawrence in here from the pentagon. and chris, this so-called green on blue is more and more regular in more ways and worrying. what do you know about the shooting today? >> well, michael, the three troops killed are all parts of a special operations mission to try to bring some stability to that village there in helmand province. we are also told that they were going there to meet with their local contacts, and that the, that is where they were shot and killed. now, the...
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observers. >> bret: jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. thank you. at least 30 people were killed today in iraq in a series of explosions. this is the aftermath of car bombing. in all, 12 attacks. 117 people were wounded. coordinated strikes were the first major attack in iraq in nearly a month. south carolinsouth korea today d deployment of a new cruise missile that it says can hit any target in the north and warned of immediate retaliation against any provocation. north korea figured out why last week's rocket test failed. back at home, we have new exclusive video concerning one of the main figures in the government tracking operation that went terribly wrong. operation fast and furious. correspondent william la jeunesse fills us in from los angeles. >> the most wanted man in the fast and furious investigation, caught on government camera firing ten rounds from the .45-caliber handgun. yet, he remains free to trafficed thousands of guns to mexico. only after the death of border agent brian terry was his operation shut down. >> they could have taken
observers. >> bret: jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. thank you. at least 30 people were killed today in iraq in a series of explosions. this is the aftermath of car bombing. in all, 12 attacks. 117 people were wounded. coordinated strikes were the first major attack in iraq in nearly a month. south carolinsouth korea today d deployment of a new cruise missile that it says can hit any target in the north and warned of immediate retaliation against any provocation. north korea figured...
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pentagon. >> thank you for watching. i hope you have a wonderful sunday. "state of the union" with candy crowley starts right now. >>> it's april fool's day, but it feels like the fall campaign, no joke. today top republicans gather round romney. an exclusive with one who hasn't, senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. then -- >> the next president of the united states, governor mitt romney. >> the house republican idea guy, wisconsin congressman paul ryan on his state's tuesday primary and budget politics. plus -- >> it is up to iran's leaders to make the right choice. >> the policy and the politics with house intelligence chairman mike rogers and ranking democrat. then never too late to talk vp stakes in election 2012. i'm candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." >>> a new cnn orc poll shows president obama's job approval rating is over 50% for the first time since last june, but americans are worried about rising gas prices, and in an election year, when americans worry, politicians act. the president wants congress to end tax breaks for big o
pentagon. >> thank you for watching. i hope you have a wonderful sunday. "state of the union" with candy crowley starts right now. >>> it's april fool's day, but it feels like the fall campaign, no joke. today top republicans gather round romney. an exclusive with one who hasn't, senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. then -- >> the next president of the united states, governor mitt romney. >> the house republican idea guy, wisconsin congressman paul ryan...
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our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski at the pentagon. first to you, atia. what is the reaction in afghanistan? because it has been relatively muted we know especially in comparison to the rioting after the koran burnings. what about the families themselves that were involved in this horrendous case? >> hi there, andrea. absolutely right. i think everyone in the world was shocked we didn't see more pro testifies throughout the country. the sad reality about afghanistan is they see civilian casualties almost on a daily basis and have for the last 30 years. but what we have seen from the families of the victims, president hamid karzai in fact invited them to the capital of kabul last week to hear them, to hear them out to hear their tears, their cries and pleas for justice. one man who lost 11 family members asked president karzai to do more, to actually make sure there is justice for the victims that were lost. many of these afghans still claim that there was more than one u.s. service member that went after the families there. even after u.s. officials showe
our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski at the pentagon. first to you, atia. what is the reaction in afghanistan? because it has been relatively muted we know especially in comparison to the rioting after the koran burnings. what about the families themselves that were involved in this horrendous case? >> hi there, andrea. absolutely right. i think everyone in the world was shocked we didn't see more pro testifies throughout the country. the sad reality about afghanistan is they see...
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let's go to our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. what's going on? >> you know, wolf, with so many officers misbehaving these days, in fact it could come to just that. pentagon investigators have zeroed in now on specific potentially inappropriate e-mails general john allen, the commander of the afghanistan war wrote to jill kelley. she's the socialite who gave her e-mails to the fbi, some that turned out to be from cia director david petraeus' mistress. allen, whose nomination to be military chief of nato is on hold, faces uncertainty. no one knows what the investigation will recommend. high profile problems with some of america's most senior military officers now a matter for the white house. this week president obama is to receive an initial report from the pentagon on fixing ethics training for senior officers. the majority of them do obey the rules, but it may not be enough. >> but if there's a perception of a problem with the american public for the military, then there's a big problem. >> reporter: mark says there are no excuses. >> clearly ev
let's go to our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. what's going on? >> you know, wolf, with so many officers misbehaving these days, in fact it could come to just that. pentagon investigators have zeroed in now on specific potentially inappropriate e-mails general john allen, the commander of the afghanistan war wrote to jill kelley. she's the socialite who gave her e-mails to the fbi, some that turned out to be from cia director david petraeus' mistress. allen, whose nomination to be...
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will john kerry now go to the pentagon? can susan rice be confirmed as secretary of state? and will nancy pelosi run for leader again? and what a welcome to washington the new class of congress arriving just in time for a classic d.c. scandal. and a different fall from grace, jon stewart, crowns himself the worst journalist in the world. >> anyone out there who thought i may have actual journalists instincts i give you a snippet of my interview. >> he loves serving, to be in the arena. i thought i was going to test him, he tested me, crushed his pelvis. he wanted to help me with the project. he can turn water into bottled water. >> the whole time i was staring at how defined her arms were. [ inaudible ]. i am the worst jurmist in the world. for god's sake the title of her book was "all in." she might as well -- >> good day. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. we begin with the broadening and complicated scope of the petraeus investigation that has now ensnared his successor, commander of all forces in afghanistan, general john allen. joining me with their latest reporti
will john kerry now go to the pentagon? can susan rice be confirmed as secretary of state? and will nancy pelosi run for leader again? and what a welcome to washington the new class of congress arriving just in time for a classic d.c. scandal. and a different fall from grace, jon stewart, crowns himself the worst journalist in the world. >> anyone out there who thought i may have actual journalists instincts i give you a snippet of my interview. >> he loves serving, to be in the...
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the pentagon gives them two options. do nothing or go along and establish the no-fly zone. obama asks if we do the no-fly zone is that going to save the people in benghazi. he's marching through the desert. so obama sees this as just political cover. and he gets -- he solicits opinions around the room and outside from people who aren't the important people. and a number of those people have a view that really we should be thinking about genocide as a national security issue. it may not seem like a national security issue whether we let these million people be exterminated but it creates a mood when you can prevent that from happening. these things in libya now may be much worse if we don't encourage our friends and walk the walk and not just talk the talk. obama says to them come back in two hours with an actual solution to the problem so we can consider it. they come back. >> two hours later. >> i have a dinner. i'll be back in two hours. meanwhile, he's planning the attack on osama bin laden's compound, he has a million things going on. this is a sliver of the presidency.
the pentagon gives them two options. do nothing or go along and establish the no-fly zone. obama asks if we do the no-fly zone is that going to save the people in benghazi. he's marching through the desert. so obama sees this as just political cover. and he gets -- he solicits opinions around the room and outside from people who aren't the important people. and a number of those people have a view that really we should be thinking about genocide as a national security issue. it may not seem...
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we'll keep an eye on that, and we'll get that live report from the pentagon to you as well. first, a warning now to women. there's a suspected kidnapper on the move. he tried to snatch two in atlanta, and police believe he will strike again. this is what he is believed to look like. in a sketch the victims helped the police create. this man is suspected of dragging one woman at gunpoint right off her front porch and then throwing her in the trunk of his car. she escaped by clawing her way through the liner, struggling with the latch, and theb jumping out of the trunk as the car was speeding away. the would-be kidnapper struck again just about 20 minutes later. grabbing and punching a woman who was walking to her car. she escaped, and is now actually on the phone with us now, but she still fears for her safety and her life and so she does not want her name or her picture shown. first of all, how are you feeling? >> i'm feeling fine right now. thank you. >> okay. so you are walking to your car. was this in the middle of a neighborhood, in the parking lot? then what happened? >
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nbc news pentagon correspondent jim joins me right now. what is behind this number? >> i can tell you this is one of the most frustrating issues i've ever seen for pentagon and military officials. and if you ask them, what is behind the sudden spike. >> suicides among active duty and reserve members? they'll tell you, we don't know. they don't have any idea. they say this is a very complex issue and that, so far, they look at this as only a short-term spike and not yet a trend. the worst of these trends occurred about three years ago when the number of suicides doubled and have remained at a level of about 300 per year. that's close to that one a day, as you mentioned a minute ago. according to pentagon and military officials, they've been spending millions of dollars. they put together a couple of task forces. the one issue that they're really trying to push is awareness, that every troop has to keep an eye on his brother, his fellow soldier, marine, airmen, sailor. and if there's any sign it has to be reported. but one of the issues here, according to military offi
nbc news pentagon correspondent jim joins me right now. what is behind this number? >> i can tell you this is one of the most frustrating issues i've ever seen for pentagon and military officials. and if you ask them, what is behind the sudden spike. >> suicides among active duty and reserve members? they'll tell you, we don't know. they don't have any idea. they say this is a very complex issue and that, so far, they look at this as only a short-term spike and not yet a trend. the...
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intelligence expert who has worked in the pentagon for two decades tells "outfront" the key information left out of the talking points can only mean the administration is covering something up. u.s. intelligence knew about the al qaeda link within 24 hours of the attacks. and the now infamous comments by susan rice saying the attacks were not preplanned, not the work of terror were four days after that. this does not add up. intelligence committee chairman mike rogers is our exclusive guest, but first, elyse has the latest on the news she's been "outfront" with from the start. you have been breaking this, this latest story about the white house choosing to leave information out. what are your sources saying as to why the white house left out key points. like the fact that this was a terrorist attack. >> well, i think, erin, if you look at the chronology of how this happened, the days after the attack -- in fact the day after the attack, my sources were telling me this was a preplanned military style assault, indication that there were terrorists involved. then as the days gone by, even
intelligence expert who has worked in the pentagon for two decades tells "outfront" the key information left out of the talking points can only mean the administration is covering something up. u.s. intelligence knew about the al qaeda link within 24 hours of the attacks. and the now infamous comments by susan rice saying the attacks were not preplanned, not the work of terror were four days after that. this does not add up. intelligence committee chairman mike rogers is our exclusive...
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is the pentagon worried? >> reporter: the pentagon is taking the russians at their word for all of this. the russians have said if any ships were to go, they would be for re-supply of a vital military facility that they have in syria. that's a port the russians want to keep access open to in the mediterranean despite the rising violence. the u.s., for the moment, believes the russians and that everything they are seeing is strictly loading up for russian self-defense. it's serious. it's something the u.s. is ke g keeping its eye on. >> you've been following another breaking story about this u.s. post in afghanistan that was bree breached. tell us about what you've learned. >> reporter: it was breached by insurgents. they got inside the wire. our understanding is no coalition forces killed. thank goodness. some wounded. eight insurgents got inside. they believe they killed one and, they killed seven and wounded one. an investigation clearly under way to find out how insurgents were able to breach a u.s. securi
is the pentagon worried? >> reporter: the pentagon is taking the russians at their word for all of this. the russians have said if any ships were to go, they would be for re-supply of a vital military facility that they have in syria. that's a port the russians want to keep access open to in the mediterranean despite the rising violence. the u.s., for the moment, believes the russians and that everything they are seeing is strictly loading up for russian self-defense. it's serious. it's...
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the pentagon says we don't need the shield. it is estimated to cost $5.5 billion just to build it once we study it. if the pentagon says we don't need it why does congress think we do? former u.n. ambassador john bolton joins us. why should we spend $00 million to study this if the pentagon says no? >> the republicans are frustrated that president obama basically doesn't believe in national missile defense at all. he gutted our capabilities even from the limited bush administration plans. i think they are trying to do something that would provide some missile defense protection for american civilians from missiles launched from iran. it is only a piece of the puzzle and what is shows really is that you can't run national defense policy from congress. >> greta: i tell you what, i'm all in favor of being safe. i don't want to not be safe. tehran is short with their latest missile. they are short 5,300 miles so quite a distance out with technology and gentlemenning a missile here. you have got this vote on capitol hill by this com
the pentagon says we don't need the shield. it is estimated to cost $5.5 billion just to build it once we study it. if the pentagon says we don't need it why does congress think we do? former u.n. ambassador john bolton joins us. why should we spend $00 million to study this if the pentagon says no? >> the republicans are frustrated that president obama basically doesn't believe in national missile defense at all. he gutted our capabilities even from the limited bush administration plans....
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here's what a pentagon spokesman is saying. these images by no means represent the values or professionalism of the vast majority of u.s. trooping serving in afghanistan today. an investigation that could lead to disciplinary measure is under way. anyone found responsible for this inhumane conduct will be held accountable in accordance with our military justice system. i want to bring in a man with unparalleled insights on it this particular matter, wesley character, now a businessman respect adviser and scholar. so general, the "times" says its anonymous source hoped to draw attention to a breakdown in leadership ands can pla s caand. when you look at these pictures, do you see a leadership breakdown there? >> well, it doesn't represent the standards or the training or values of the united states armed forces. our soldiers and leaders know you tonigdon't pose with dead e bodies. and there's a lot of other things that you don't do. i think the men and women of the armed forces have done a remarkable job. our leadership has done
here's what a pentagon spokesman is saying. these images by no means represent the values or professionalism of the vast majority of u.s. trooping serving in afghanistan today. an investigation that could lead to disciplinary measure is under way. anyone found responsible for this inhumane conduct will be held accountable in accordance with our military justice system. i want to bring in a man with unparalleled insights on it this particular matter, wesley character, now a businessman respect...
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will face questions on those shocking numbers when they head to capitol hill to testify on the 2013 pentagon budget. she is in charge of the democratic senatorial campaign committee. senator murray, thank you very much for being on the program. the first question i have to ask you, do you think the department of defense, specifically secretary panetta, understands how serious this problem is and has dod put in the means to fix it? >> i think we all should be very concerned about the impact and our accurate diagnosis of our troops that have gone to war multiple times and coming home and showing the stresses of these wars, but we owe them an accurate diagnosis. we owe them a timely diagnosis and treatment, and i want to make sure that all of the way to the top of the pentagon they are focused on getting this right and i will be asking secretary panetta very directly that today. >> senator, soldiers at mat gan army medical center have charged they are not diagnosed with ptsd when they should have been and that was to save army money. army hospital folks there needed to be good stewards of taxpa
will face questions on those shocking numbers when they head to capitol hill to testify on the 2013 pentagon budget. she is in charge of the democratic senatorial campaign committee. senator murray, thank you very much for being on the program. the first question i have to ask you, do you think the department of defense, specifically secretary panetta, understands how serious this problem is and has dod put in the means to fix it? >> i think we all should be very concerned about the...
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from the pentagon. >> turkey stopped short of declaring war on its neighbor, syria, after the syrian military fired a shell across the border, killing five turkish civilians. among them, three children. but today the turkish parliament authorized incursions if necessary, into syria by its army which has been massing at the border in recent months. they asked nato allies to meet for a late night session. for 18 hours after the initial shell was fired near a border crossing used by the opposition, they fired guided artillery back across the border at syrian targets. >> from our perspective, the response that turkey made was appropriate. >> strong words, but little action followed. the obama administration attempted solidarity, but made clear it had no intention of intervening, even though the nato charter says an attack on one is an attack on all. >> turkey is a core ally of the united states and this sort of cross border military activity is very destabilizing and must be stopped. >> we are outraged by the syrian government's actions along the turk irk border. we stand with our turkis
from the pentagon. >> turkey stopped short of declaring war on its neighbor, syria, after the syrian military fired a shell across the border, killing five turkish civilians. among them, three children. but today the turkish parliament authorized incursions if necessary, into syria by its army which has been massing at the border in recent months. they asked nato allies to meet for a late night session. for 18 hours after the initial shell was fired near a border crossing used by the...
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is that a real surprise to people there at the pentagon? >> well, not actually. the first thing that senior military leaders will tell you is they don't devise a strategy or wage the war based on public opinion polls. nevertheless, this has to be disconcerting, particularly during an election year when there will be tremendous pressure on the white house and president obama. to accelerate the withdrawal of american combat troops from afghanistan. right now there are about 90,000 u.s. forces on the ground in afghanistan. that is due to go down to about 68,000 by the end of september. just a month before the november elections. but there are, there is already some talk about shortly after that time frame, drawing out another 10,000 forces. in testimony before, up on capitol hill last week before the house and senate armed services committee, the top u.s. commander from afghanistan told general john allen, told lawmakers that he would like to wait and see what that after that drawdown before any additional decisions are made on withdrawing troop. the one thing the m
is that a real surprise to people there at the pentagon? >> well, not actually. the first thing that senior military leaders will tell you is they don't devise a strategy or wage the war based on public opinion polls. nevertheless, this has to be disconcerting, particularly during an election year when there will be tremendous pressure on the white house and president obama. to accelerate the withdrawal of american combat troops from afghanistan. right now there are about 90,000 u.s....
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what happens when tinsel town starts talking about terrorists with the pentagon? cnn's brian todd has the story. >> it's just weeks after the raid that killed osama bin laden. two hollywood filmmaker ares in washington to get details on the operation for their upcoming movie. according to a newly released document, a meeting between the filmmakers and top pentagon officials brings promises of great access that critics now say could compromise national security. a transcript of the meeting last july quotes michael vickers under secretary of defense talking to catherine bigelow and a screen writer. they can't speak to the top commanders of the raid, but they'll make a guy available who was involved from the beginning as a planner. a s.e.a.l. team 6 operator and commander. right below that, the name of the special ops planner is mentioned and redacted in the documents. that's dynamite. >> they could give you anything you would want. >> tom heads the conservative watch dog group, judicial watch. they filed a freedom of information transcript. they said the promise fro
what happens when tinsel town starts talking about terrorists with the pentagon? cnn's brian todd has the story. >> it's just weeks after the raid that killed osama bin laden. two hollywood filmmaker ares in washington to get details on the operation for their upcoming movie. according to a newly released document, a meeting between the filmmakers and top pentagon officials brings promises of great access that critics now say could compromise national security. a transcript of the meeting...
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"outfront" tonight, chris lawrence is is at the pentagon. manning and his defense team, they have been claiming that the private was held in harsh conditions. he said quote, i'm going to die. i'm stuck inside this cage and he also said i have pretty much given up. my world had just shrunk. what else was in his testimony. >> he was very calm. dressed in his dress blues and described what it felt like in that first prison in kuwait. he said that's where he thought about suicide, then he was transferred to quantico, where he spent about five months in solitary confinement and he said that really brought him back to kuwait. he said i felt like i was being dragged back into that hole, so we heard a lot of description about what it was like for him under that sort of confinement. >> now, the military argues that keeping him was getting the circumstances. this is espionage. giving away secrets of the united states. something that could get the death penalty even though they're not going for that. are they making that case? >> they say at the time,
"outfront" tonight, chris lawrence is is at the pentagon. manning and his defense team, they have been claiming that the private was held in harsh conditions. he said quote, i'm going to die. i'm stuck inside this cage and he also said i have pretty much given up. my world had just shrunk. what else was in his testimony. >> he was very calm. dressed in his dress blues and described what it felt like in that first prison in kuwait. he said that's where he thought about suicide,...
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let's go straight to the pentagon back to chris lawrence. you expect the news of his avbl arrival to come from the pentagon, do you think it will be quiet and we won't hear about it until we get the news from his attorney? what do you think? >> reporter: i think we'll get the news of his arrival fairly quickly once he's on the ground and on base, but that doesn't actually translate to getting his name and having charges filed. the two are two separate things, and i think that's what we're really waiting on, brooke, is to find out exactly when the name will be released and what charges will be filed against him. the military has been on some of these big high-profile cases before. i remember two years ago when the so-called kill team killed some afghans for the thrill of it, for sports, they were taking body parts as souvenirs. that happened in may, but it wasn't until about a month later that we got the name of the ringleader and some others involved in that weren't even released until a few weeks after that. >> chris, we know he hasn't even
let's go straight to the pentagon back to chris lawrence. you expect the news of his avbl arrival to come from the pentagon, do you think it will be quiet and we won't hear about it until we get the news from his attorney? what do you think? >> reporter: i think we'll get the news of his arrival fairly quickly once he's on the ground and on base, but that doesn't actually translate to getting his name and having charges filed. the two are two separate things, and i think that's what we're...
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the pentagon began moving military assets. eight special operators sent from tripoli, a fast team of marines from spain were sent to guard the embassy but remained in the capital. special operations force was moved from central europe to the air base in southern italy. 480-miles from benghazi. a-16 and apache helicopters were unused at an air base in northern italy. two navy destroyers in the mediterranean moved off the coast of libya on the day of the attack and were never used. some former defense officials say it was too little, too late. >> from the united states military to say they were 480 miles away and they could don't anything and they couldn't move one aircraft in eight hours, i say it's time to relieve a lot of people in chain of command. but i don't believe that. >> u.s. officials argue the street of benghazi without a clear intelligence picture on the ground could have led to friendly fire. they also feared an ambush. >> it's not easy as people think. not the way it's december played in hollywood where it's matte
the pentagon began moving military assets. eight special operators sent from tripoli, a fast team of marines from spain were sent to guard the embassy but remained in the capital. special operations force was moved from central europe to the air base in southern italy. 480-miles from benghazi. a-16 and apache helicopters were unused at an air base in northern italy. two navy destroyers in the mediterranean moved off the coast of libya on the day of the attack and were never used. some former...
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and pentagon releasing a statement saying four servicemen, two sailors and two airmen wounded in the incident, one of which is still unaccounted for. >> once again, the suspect in all of these shootings, james holmes. what's so tragic, not only are they losing their loved ones but they had to wait hours and hours and hours to find out. just unbelievably difficult to comprehend. >> sit heartbreaking. >> nick valencia, thank you. >>> one man, three deadly minutes. that's all it took to kill 12 people and injure more than 50 others. i'll speak with a firearms expert about just how powerful those guns were. [music] see life in the best light. transitions® lenses automatically filter just the right amount of light. so you see everything the way it's meant to be seen. experience life well lit, ask for transitions adaptive lenses. this is new york state. we built the first railway, the first trade route to the west, the greatest empires. then, some said, we lost our edge. well today, there's a new new york state. one that's working to attract businesses and create jobs. a place where innov
and pentagon releasing a statement saying four servicemen, two sailors and two airmen wounded in the incident, one of which is still unaccounted for. >> once again, the suspect in all of these shootings, james holmes. what's so tragic, not only are they losing their loved ones but they had to wait hours and hours and hours to find out. just unbelievably difficult to comprehend. >> sit heartbreaking. >> nick valencia, thank you. >>> one man, three deadly minutes....